To provide a powder cosmetic excellent in smooth spreadability on the coating of the cosmetic, excellent in adhesiveness to skin, a moisture-retaining property, and an uneven skin-disappearing effect, and excellent in charging moldability, when the powder cosmetic is powdery.

The powder cosmetic is characterized by compounding (a) deformed composite powder prepared by integrally coagulating a plurality of approximately spherical particles and having a plurality of irregular shapes on the surface and (b) Poly-γ-L-glutamic acid and/or a salt thereof.